28 Oct 2019
While planning our summer trip to Germany and Austria we came across The Black Forest Tours website. We were intrigued by a Black Forest young woman who had grown up in the Black Forest region, then came to the states after college to work. She finally ended up leaving to go back to Germany and start her own tour company. All the reviews of her company were great so we emailed the owner Simon Brixel directly. As stated on her website, she always responded to our emails within 24-48 hours and was so informative about the region. We loved that when tour expert, Rick Steves wanted to visit and gain knowledge about the Black Forest, he searched for the best and that was Simone. Simone was able to customize our personal tour to see the sites and talk about the history, culture and geography of the region. Our 8-hour tour included visiting several small town, farms, eateries and shops. We were able to talk and visit the House of 1,000 Clocks where they take their cuckoo clock making seriously. It was great! Another highlight was the alpine slide. It was so fun we experienced the thrill of it twice! Even with Simone being generous with her time I can honestly say that 8 hours was not enough to see everything in this beautiful area! Thank you Simone for a most memorable trip throughout your Black Forest.